Samyang/Rokinon 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye

EverydayGetaway wrote in post #15611489
I love how manufactures sneak "HD" into marketing just about anything these days... any lens mounted on a modern DSLR is above and beyond an "HD" lens.

The truth is in the optical coating. And yes they included a removable hood. For me sticking with crop a tad longer but eventually having FF later this lens will stick with me for a long time.

Really it's no different with Canon or Nikon, they will release a version II and sometimes it's just optical coatings to help flare and corner sharpness. To my understanding this "HD" version of this 8mm has better coatings to help fight flare and CA which I've read can be pretty bad sometimes.

And I only paid 299 new, compared to the average price of the first version of 265 new or 200-230 used I was OK spending a little bit more... I mean why not?... drop in a bucket really.

^I'm not knocking you for buying it, I just think it's a funny way of marketing a lens to put "HD" in it's title. I'm sure the new version is better for sure, I would've gone for it but I got mine for $200, so I couldn't pass it up

Here's one of my car at work, bored on my lunch break

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com …erydaygetaway/8​479882935/

EverydayGetaway wrote in post #15617945
^I'm not knocking you for buying it, I just think it's a funny way of marketing a lens to put "HD" in it's title. I'm sure the new version is better for sure, I would've gone for it but I got mine for $200, so I couldn't pass it up

When I ordered I looked for a used copy and yes if I found one for 200-230 I would've bought it as I tend to buy used more. Thats a great price, looks like mine won't be in until wednesday so I'm planning my first shot with it

Talley wrote in post #15618195
When I ordered I looked for a used copy and yes if I found one for 200-230 I would've bought it as I tend to buy used more. Thats a great price, looks like mine won't be in until wednesday so I'm planning my first shot with it

I actually managed to get it new for that price, Christmas time is awesome for lens buying

seeing the shots in this thread makes me want to buy it so badly!

^^^ nice shot yea this definitely going be my next lens I'm going go for the one with the removable hood I hear is better collaborated then the first one...

Just got this lens yesterday (Rokinon) and love it. Here are some shots of my friends cats. F/8, 160th, 400ISO 1/2 power on camera flash bounced off ceiling.

^^^ what lens profile did you use to defish

pkilla wrote in post #15621859
^^^ what lens profile did you use to defish

EDIT These shots do not have profile corrections applied.

before/after would be interesting!

pkilla wrote in post #15621859
^^^ what lens profile did you use to defish

BB Snapshots wrote in post #15622063
before/after would be interesting!

sorry, the two I posted did not have profile correction applied.

Here's an example of an image that did get the 10mm sigma profile applied:

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/waz0wski/829909​2228/

Wazowski... wow!

I've never seen such a great use of this lense in portrait before, fantastic work! I especially love that alleyway one.

romanv wrote in post #15622478
Wazowski... wow!

I've never seen such a great use of this lense in portrait before, fantastic work! I especially love that alleyway one.

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